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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Gaynell

Gaynell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 711th; the most babies were born in 1952 (117). More babies were named Gaynell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
1952117 babies
Total since 1880
4,269babies recorded

Gaynell popularity since 1880

050100150200 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.

A few boys are given the name too: 18 since 1937.

YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990#11,8726
1980——
1970#3,34419
1960#1,35766
1950#1,00183
1940#72792
1930#1,02452
1920#1,07848
1910#1,46011
1900#1,19211
1890——
1880——

How popular is Gaynell, counting every spelling?

Gaynell has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Gaynell?

About 2,000 people born in the US named Gaynell are alive today, with a median age of 72; half are between 65 and 80. That makes Gaynell a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Gaynell by state

How common Gaynell was among girls born in each state in 1950–1954, around its peak. It is notably more common than nationally in Louisiana (11.1×), Alabama (4.9×), Virginia (3.9×), Georgia (3.5×). In 38 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesIL0.02Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesNY0.01Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesOH0.01Pennsylvania: 0.01 per 1,000 babiesPA0.01New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: 0.20 per 1,000 babiesVA0.20Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesNC0.04South Carolina: 0.06 per 1,000 babiesSC0.06District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.58 per 1,000 babiesLA0.58Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: 0.26 per 1,000 babiesAL0.26Georgia: 0.19 per 1,000 babiesGA0.19Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.05 per 1,000 babiesTX0.05Florida: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesFL0.04
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Gaynell, girls, 1950–1954. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Gaynell: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Gaynell, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Gaynell

How popular is the name Gaynell?

Gaynell was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1937, when it ranked 711th; the most babies were born in 1952 (117). More babies were named Gaynell in the 1950s than in any other decade.

Is Gaynell a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 4,251 girls and 18 boys.

Where was Gaynell most popular?

In 1950–1954, Gaynell was most common in Louisiana (0.58 per 1,000 girls), followed by Alabama and Virginia.